On Monday, during the Electoral College's vote for the President of the United States, Bill Clinton—who is an elector—cast his vote for Democratic presidential nominee and his wife, Hillary Clinton. He gathered with the rest of New York state's 29 electors to cast their vote for president and vice president in Albany.

In a brief but emotional video of the casting of the vote, the former president can be seen taking his ballot envelope and dropping it in the box, then resting a hand on the container in a moment of reflection. Bill was joined on the floor of the Senate Chambers by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who gave the former president a supportive pat on the arm and handshake after casting his own ballot for Hillary. The crowd applauded as Bill returned to his seat.

Bill shared his feelings about getting the chance to cast his electoral vote for his wife afterward. "I’ve never cast a vote I was prouder of," the former president said, according to a report from CBS News. "You know, I’ve watched her work for two years. I watched her battle through that bogus email deal, be vindicated at the end when Secretary Powell came out. She fought through that. She fought through everything. And she prevailed against it all but at the end we had the Russians and the FBI deal and she couldn’t prevail against them. She did everything else and still won by 2.8 million votes."